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The BR700 family of engines are the first German civil jet engines to have international certification. The Rolls-Royce BR710 is the sole engine offered on the Gulfstream G500 and G550 long-range business jets, the Bombardier Global Express XRS and Global 5000, and the BAE SYSTEMS Nimrod MRA4 reconnaissance aircraft. The Boeing 717-200 is powered by two BR715 turbofans. The most recent member of the BR700 family, the BR725, will be powering the new Gulfstream G650. Its advanced design and outstanding levels of performance set new standards for the most prestigious segment of the ultra-long-range business jet market. The IAE V2500 engine, which is assembled in Dahlewitz, is installed on the Airbus A319, A320 and A321, as well as on the A319 Corporate Jet. As the competence centre for two-shaft engines within the Rolls-Royce Group, Dahlewitz is also responsible for the Tay, Spey and Dart engine series. In total, Rolls-Royce Deutschland provides support to around 5 000 engines in service worldwide. High-tech components for numerous Rolls-Royce engine programmes are manufactured in Oberursel, which is additionally responsible for maintaining small gas turbines. The Oberursel site also supplies the RTM322 engines for the German Armed Forces’ new NH90 helicopters and provides the maintenance and support services for these engines.

Within the scope of the TP400-D6 programme to develop a European propulsion solution for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, Rolls-Royce Deutschland has taken on responsibility for a number of technically demanding modules, such as the highpressure compressor. The company is also responsible for systems integration of the engine programme.

In 2008, Rolls-Royce and its partners invested more than €1 billion in research and development, two thirds of which was aimed at further improving environmental aspects of its products. The company works closely with an extensive network of German research institutes, including the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). With its University Technology Centres (UTCs), Rolls-Royce has also institutionalised its longterm collaboration with the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, the Technische Universität Dresden, the Technische Universität Darmstadt and the University of Karlsruhe.